 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 11, 2001, and ended on June 9, 2001, when the Western Conference champion Colorado Avalanche defeated the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils to win its second Stanley Cup.Defenceman Ray Bourque, who had a 21-year tenure in Boston, won his first Stanley Cup in his final professional year.